Welcome to
H2 Solar Switzerland
Artificial photosynthesis through
a new membrane technology.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to develop technologies which can be used in accelerating the world’s transition into affordable and accessible sustainable energy.
We remain open to partner with commercial, technical and charitable organisations here in Switzerland and elsewhere who share this goal.
We operate a charitable Foundation regulated in Switzerland through which we are channeling our efforts and resources.
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Many years ago we hypothesised that the natural membranes used by plants to split water into oxygen and glucose can be synthesised by the polymerization of photo-active molecules, i.e., combining the advantages of homogeneous and heterogeneous photocatalysis, which, outside nature, is both completely novel and innovative.
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Based on this, novel water splitting devices were designed, built and tested at leading Universities in Germany and Switzerland over the last 10 years to prove our hypothesis and test efficiency and stability.
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The tests proved these membranes, when irradiated with simulated sunlight, split water into hydrogen and oxygen with good efficiency.
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This is the basis of a so-called artificial photosynthesis
Artificial Photosynthesis
Supporting UN Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 7
Affordable and Clean Energy
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13per cent of the global population still lacks access to modern electricity.
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3 billion people rely on wood, coal, charcoal or animal waste for cooking and heating
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Energy is the dominant contributor to climate change, accounting for around 60 per cent of total global greenhouse gas emissions.
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Indoor air pollution from using combustible fuels for household energy caused 4.3 million deaths in 2012, with women and girls accounting for 6 out of every 10 of these.
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In 2016, the share of renewables increased at the fastest rate since 2012, up 0.24 percentage points, and reached almost 17.5per cent owing to rapid growth in hydropower, wind, and solar.